Drinking is an integral part of Irish culture. You only have to look to the past two years of lockdowns to realise that alcohol has an undeniable, and often detrimental, hold over our social lives. In Trinity, most societies will …
The proposed DU Skate Society
Ruth McGann speaks to Skate Soc Provisional Chairperson Luke Byrne and Chief Media Officer John Monaghan on why Trinity needs a skateboarding society
Trinity is renowned for its prestigious societies, founded a hundred years ago with famous alumni and honoured guest speakers. Unlike other universities, including University College Dublin (UCD), Trinity seems to be noticeably lacking in smaller, more alternative societies and sports …
Sustainable Fashion with Oxfam for Second Hand September
Ruth McGann speaks to Fashion Society Chairperson Chioma Muoneke
Trinity’s campus is filled with some of Ireland’s most fashionable students, sporting unique, creative looks that reflect the talent at the heart of the university. In recent years, the fast fashion industry has come under increasing ethical and environmental scrutiny …
Spotlight Society: TCD Engineering Society (Eng Soc)
Ruth McGann talks to Eng Soc’s Fergus O’Brien to see what the society has in store for this year
The discipline of engineering has a prestigious reputation, both in Trinity and across the world. Engineering students take on heavy workloads and long contact hours, clocking up an impressive number of hours in the lab. So how can a busy …
Online society events: will they stay or will they go?
Ruth McGann investigates how online events affected societies last year
Since the pandemic began in early 2020, societies have had to adapt to a brave new world of online meetings, events and hangouts. Facing a challenge no students had ever encountered, Trinity’s societies rose to the occasion, guiding their members …
The History of Q Soc – Trinity LGBT
Trinity’s journey from activism to acceptance
In the early 1970s, a radical group of Trinity students began organising regular meetings to discuss issues of sexuality and its stigmatisation in Irish culture. This phenomenon was the first of its kind in Ireland, making our Q Soc the …
“Like a Daydream” – A Review of Reverie
DU Players tests the waters with a hybrid theatre festival
The events of DU Players’ Reverie festival, which ran from the 21st to the 24th of June, tastefully reflected the meaning of the word: being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts, like a daydream. We kept finding ourselves lost in the …
Sunday Longread: Breaking the silence
Ruth McGann discusses the Abbey Theatre performance ‘Home’, a direct response to the mother and baby reports on the abuses to women and children from 1922 to 1998
On the night of our second St. Patrick’s Day in lockdown, the Abbey Theatre aired part one of a series entitled “Home”, a direct response to the report on the mother and baby homes in aid of Barnardos Post Adoption …
Dolly Parton, one of the most scrutinized female bodies in history
A look at the people’s princess and her contributions to the music industry and beyond
From country music to vaccines, movie stardom to philanthropy, Dolly Parton does it all. Her outrageous style, surgically enhanced proportions and signature blonde hair have made her a global icon. Her image that once drew harsh criticism for its feminine …
Queer hearts of Dublin: Photographer showcases diversity and intersectionality within the Queer community
Ruth McGann speaks to Niamh Barry on her photography project
During August 2020, aspiring film photographer and videographer Niamh Barry posted a series of photographs to her Instagram account (@narryphotographyvids), entitled Queer Hearts of Dublin. The project aims to reflect the vibrant queer community in Dublin in a diverse and …